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Summary: Jairam Ramesh Committee Report on DNA Technology Regulation Bill, 2019
February 11, 2021
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, headed by Congress’ Jairam Ramesh, has flagged that the DNA Technology Bill 2019 could be misused “to target certain sections of society”. The Committee, which submitted its report to Parliament on February 1, also suggested changes to the composition of the DNA Regulatory Board, and flagged concerns with having databases of DNA profiles of suspects and undertrials, apart from several making several other recommendations.
The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, aims to establish the identity of victims, offenders, undertrials, missing people, and unknown dead people, as well as of suspects and undertrials. It proposes a DNA Regulatory Board to address concerns around quality, security, and accuracy of data. The Board will advise the central and state governments on labs and data banks, lay do
Legislators flag bill proposing database of DNA profiles collected from crime scenes
Legislators flag bill proposing database of DNA profiles collected from crime scenes
Proposed in 2018, the bill seeks to establish a National DNA Data Bank and Regional DNA Data banks to store and maintain the DNA profiles in accordance with the provisions relating to the use and access to information, its retention and expunction.
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[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] Artist s illustration of DNA strands (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @MU Pioneers)
A parliamentary panel has raised concerns over building a national database of crime scene DNA profiles as proposed under a new bill, saying it will include virtually everyone as DNA is left at such spots before and after the incident by several people who may have nothing to do with the case.
Parliamentary Panel Voices Concerns About Creating National DNA Database
A new Bill proposes the creation of a âcrime scene indexâ, which will store DNA profiles collected from crime scenes.
Representative image of a step in the DNA sampling process. Photo: Carsten ten Brink/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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New Delhi:Â A parliamentary panel has raised concerns over building a national database of crime scene DNA profiles as proposed under a new Bill, saying it will include virtually everyone as DNA is left at such spots before and after the incident by several people who may have nothing to do with the case.
Parliament panel raises concerns over creating national DNA database as proposed under new bill
Two members of the panel, Asaduddin Owaisi, a Lok Sabha member from Telangana, and Binoy Viswam, a Rajya Sabha member representing Kerala, have submitted a dissent note.
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NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has raised concerns over building a national database of crime scene DNA profiles as proposed under a new bill, saying it will include virtually everyone as DNA is left at such spots before and after the incident by several people who may have nothing to do with the case.